What “Obsession” and “Backrooms” Mean for the Future of Movies
June 8, 2026
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as posted by the channelMany of horror’s most striking films have come from first timers working on shoestring budgets, from “Night of the Living Dead” to “The Blair Witch Project.” These days, new talent can be found, increasingly, on YouTube. Alex Barasch, a culture editor at The New Yorker who's reported on this fresh cohort of filmmakers, talks about the record-breaking success of “Backrooms” and “Obsession” and what it means for Hollywood as a whole.
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